Correct answer: (a) 1 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
(a) 1 only. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 creates CAMPA at both National and State levels. Statement 2 is false: people’s participation is not made mandatory in every compensatory afforestation programme under that Act. That is the official key.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. Mandatory people’s participation is not the statutory rule. This option is not the key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2. Statement 2 fails, so both-correct is wrong.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2. Statement 1 is true, so neither is wrong.
Summary. Official key is (a). National CAMPA and State CAMPAs exist in law. Compensatory afforestation is a user-agency/forest-department process funded by NPV and CA levies; the 2016 Act does not make people’s participation mandatory. Honour (a).
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